National Republican., 1887-01-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE KANSAS MAGAZINE. January Kan
sas CITY. 20 cents; e2 year. Publishers.
An interesting periodical, its articles
chiefly treating OF western scenes and deui-
zens. Other quarters, though, come In.
There Is "Scrap Of Spanish History" aud
"A Glimpse Of Yankee Land" All the
pages--poetry, stories, sketches, poems
furnish attractive reading, and there is
charming primitive freshness about them
not to be expected elsewhere. We OF the
east should become acquainted with the
kanSdS
THE MUSICAL HERALD. franklin Square,
Boston Ten cents: 81 per year. Publishers.
\ monthly magazine devoted to the art
univel sal. ltdoes good service. The paper
on "Chinese Music and Musical Instru-
ments" is curious and interesting, especially
with its drawings of Instruments. "Un-
written Music" Is another article command
Ing attention, and satisfying 1t. To us,
very striking is this extract from
the editorial "The more uncultivated a
person is, the more he will demand firm
aud marked rhymth In music. The more
cultured, refined. and educated he becomes,
the more complexed will be the musical
construction he desires. This fact has led
more than one modern composer to seek
intricacy, and discard altogether simple
rhymth and Ineligible tune. Our music
is not natural art any longer; 1t is
an acquired taste, aud appeals
only to the initiated. This is not altogether
as 1t should be. II nature has implanted
the love OF rhymth In the entire human
family, even the most advanced composer
must not depart very tar from 1t. The
pendulum has swung too wide"
Musical information in variety is fur
nished.
Altogether the Herdld will be a herald of
Joy TO those who have the divine sense of
the harmonies.
A SIGNAL SUCCESS. Works and Travels of
Mrs. MARTHA J. CosToS. Philadelphia
j. B. Lippincott n Co Publishers.
An photographed sketch which, even
among thousand OF its kind, would still
he odd, queer, fascinating, and unique. The
neart which prompted the creation OF the
book and the hand that wrote II have taken
active part In all the scenes depicted, and
the result teaches us that he can best talk
and write OF restless life who has passed not
only through the main current, but has ex-
plored the various tributaries, for expert
ence is the most able teacher, and when
Joined TO the power Of intelligent observa-
tion II invariably creates something Of
counts In clear, pure English the story of
remarkable life which is not yet finished.
The girlhood OF this life was fraught
with wild'eyed frolic and dreams OF love,
the motherhood was characterized by deVo-
tion and gentle care, and the widowhood is
made conspicuous by Il marvellous combina-
tion OF circumstances and events which
sound like the tale OF strange adventure
often met with In the wierd rOmances of
the eighteenth century, Whether IN Paris
pleading with the Emperor Napoleon to
adopt the great invention Of her dead hus-
band or In Berlin watching the sturdy
soldiery marching in review by their
loved king on the way 10 the CORY
fields OF Saarbrucken and GravelOtte,
or In the gorgeous private apartments
Of the Swedish ruler In the act of refusing
pretty souvenir from the hands OF his
gracious majesty, or at the bier Of her de-
parted lover, Count Peccolomini, taking
In ut one fond glance the minute de-
tails OF the rich funeral drapery,
or us guest at friends table In Nice, when
an admiral, Goldsborough, tells noble
lady that Coston was only gunner In the
United States navy, the heroine of "A Sig.
nal Success remains the same artless and
yet artful being--always energetic, ever
charming, often vain, sometimes ConCeited,
but never tlresOme. Mrs. Coston has given
TO the world an exceedingly well,written
history OF life pregnant with interest,
from which many lessons may be learned,
which, II rightly understood, will teach us
of truths well worth knowing and Of errors
which all should avoid
WIDE AWAKE January, 20 cents; 81 40 per
annnm. Boston d. LothrOp ~ Company.
Publishers.
just what children want will be found
here, while, not unfrequently, their parents
may read with pleasure and profit. The